Patents by Inventor H. Dennis Huddleston

H. Dennis Huddleston has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for intraoperative reapproximation of a hip joint
    Patent number: 5788705
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for realigning the pelvis, femoral head, femur, trochanter, and acetabulum of a patient during a hip joint replacement procedure being performed on the patient. Prior to replacing the hip of the patient with a prosthesis, a pin is inserted into the patient's pelvis. The pin has a plurality of weakened areas of reduced cross-section formed along its length so that the pin is capable of being bent at approximately a 90.degree. angle at each of the weakened areas. The pin is used to establish a point of reference as to the leg length and the desired orientation of the prosthetic joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Osteoimplant Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Dennis Huddleston, Ian P. Murray, Lawrence F. Shaffer, III